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jaycie_90's review against another edition
5.0
Likely to re-read. 5 stars
"Unfortunately, my years of experience since his idealized tutelage had taught me all too well that not all men are educated enough to make their own decisions, much less decisions for others."
"Unfortunately, my years of experience since his idealized tutelage had taught me all too well that not all men are educated enough to make their own decisions, much less decisions for others."
andrea59's review
5.0
Acabar un libro a las tres y media de la mañana es signo de lo adictivo que me ha resultado xD
No es plan de hacer una reseña ahora, pero tengo que decir que estoy completamente asombrada con la cantidad de cosas que han pasado en las últimas cincuenta páginas. Eso ha sido ciertamente intenso.
No es plan de hacer una reseña ahora, pero tengo que decir que estoy completamente asombrada con la cantidad de cosas que han pasado en las últimas cincuenta páginas. Eso ha sido ciertamente intenso.
blueloris's review
5.0
Gay pirates. Straight pirates acting like gay pirates. Psychosis. Dyslexia. And a whole lot of diarrhea. Fantastic!
need_more_meta's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
hostilemakeover's review
4.0
This started slow for me, but... by the last third, I really found myself enjoying it more than I ever expected. Absolutely looking forward to more.
littlepanda's review
4.0
This book gave me pause. At first, when I started reading I was taken aback by Will’s way of thinking… I might say the wolf/sheep concept is not one that I favor especially since for me it is connoted with religious innuendos. As for the buccaneers and the historical dimension of the novel, well I didn't know anything about it before reading it. Sure, I knew bits of things on planters but not on the rest. And although I know their way of life was not a conventional one I don’t know a thing on their actual relationship to their peers. Perhaps it was something that I really liked in the novel, the fact that they came across love or a sort of friendship/love through adversities and I thought that Striker and Pete were a best example of that. Especially when Pete says that if Striker dies he will die too, thought it was sweet but at the same they fit like two pieces of puzzle, and that explanation was even more, I won’t say romantic, beautiful.
However, I think that after he leaves Spain, the character of Will starts to unfold a bit more and there I came to like him. What I did not understand at the beginning was how he could be in love with two people at the same time, them being women or man who cares, but I thought it was interesting to see that with retrospection, when he gets back to what he was feeling he admitted that it was not really love. Although I agree with Pete, he thinks to much!
Will as a character is very interesting, and he tends to grow on people, not only in the book but to the reader too I think. He is very literate and smart, he can turn a situation to his advantage just with words and that is what I enjoyed the most. His relationship with Gaston is not as conventional as one could expect. I mean by that, that it is a bit a paradox that Will loves the only man in the entire buccaneer ship who don’t want that sort of relationship. However I think it is a proof that their story will be very serious because it takes time. At the same time, the sort of develop Plato’s ideal relationship, a platonic one and I think it was hinted at through the book over which they met (it was one of Plato). I think a start like this gives Will some grounding and some confidence and trust in Gaston.
I really enjoy reading this book, it has every elements of a good pirate’s story but I just thought it was a bit too much concentrated on Will and Gaston’s love life and tended to foresee the whole buccaneer experience. But as it is explain in the book the whole matelot idea is part of a buccaneer’s life.
However, I think that after he leaves Spain, the character of Will starts to unfold a bit more and there I came to like him. What I did not understand at the beginning was how he could be in love with two people at the same time, them being women or man who cares, but I thought it was interesting to see that with retrospection, when he gets back to what he was feeling he admitted that it was not really love. Although I agree with Pete, he thinks to much!
Will as a character is very interesting, and he tends to grow on people, not only in the book but to the reader too I think. He is very literate and smart, he can turn a situation to his advantage just with words and that is what I enjoyed the most. His relationship with Gaston is not as conventional as one could expect. I mean by that, that it is a bit a paradox that Will loves the only man in the entire buccaneer ship who don’t want that sort of relationship. However I think it is a proof that their story will be very serious because it takes time. At the same time, the sort of develop Plato’s ideal relationship, a platonic one and I think it was hinted at through the book over which they met (it was one of Plato). I think a start like this gives Will some grounding and some confidence and trust in Gaston.
I really enjoy reading this book, it has every elements of a good pirate’s story but I just thought it was a bit too much concentrated on Will and Gaston’s love life and tended to foresee the whole buccaneer experience. But as it is explain in the book the whole matelot idea is part of a buccaneer’s life.
claudiereads's review
5.0
When I saw that Raised by Wolves is one of TJ Klune’s favorite m/m romance series, I knew I had to read it. And sure enough, this is historical romance/adventure at its finest. It’s a lengthy read, and a first installment in a reeeaaally long-ass series. I like long books, but considering the genre and my sometimes not-so-great attention span, I was afraid I might get bored halfway through. WRONG! There is not one boring moment in this book.
Will (aka John Williams) and Gaston are two extremely scarred people who are still dealing with the aftermath of their past experiences. They're beautifully complicated characters, and they work so well together - they’re like two pieces of a whole, complimenting each other in many different ways. I liked that there’s no insta-love in this. The way their relationship progresses - the gradual build-up of trust and affection and the deepening intimacy - is just so freaking genuine. It’s definitely one of the highlights of this book.
This isn’t an easy read by any means. It addresses some serious issues, and is one of the angstiest and slowest burns I’ve ever read. It’s not all so dark as it may seem, though, and the plot is actually super entertaining. Will is an excellent narrator with a very interesting worldview and I loved being in his head. All the pirate shenanigans provide an excellent balance to the complex character & relationship development, and the dynamics among the Brethren are something else entirely!
Let me just say that before reading this, I had no particularly strong feelings about pirates, one way or another, but now I want to become one.
Will (aka John Williams) and Gaston are two extremely scarred people who are still dealing with the aftermath of their past experiences. They're beautifully complicated characters, and they work so well together - they’re like two pieces of a whole, complimenting each other in many different ways. I liked that there’s no insta-love in this. The way their relationship progresses - the gradual build-up of trust and affection and the deepening intimacy - is just so freaking genuine. It’s definitely one of the highlights of this book.
This isn’t an easy read by any means. It addresses some serious issues
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such as past rape & abuse, PTSD, etcLet me just say that before reading this, I had no particularly strong feelings about pirates, one way or another, but now I want to become one.
ladyspooksjc's review against another edition
5.0
Likely to re-read. 5 stars
"Unfortunately, my years of experience since his idealized tutelage had taught me all too well that not all men are educated enough to make their own decisions, much less decisions for others."
"Unfortunately, my years of experience since his idealized tutelage had taught me all too well that not all men are educated enough to make their own decisions, much less decisions for others."
hamb0rgler36's review
2.0
The author has been perhaps a little too liberal in the usage of the word "amusing" in her writing, but oddly enough, it's the only word I can think of to describe my overall thoughts. I think we got a little slap-happy with the innuendo (It's a gay romance. We get it. MOVE ALONG.) and more than once I was completely lost as to what the Hell was happening. Still, I will say this much, there was plot enough to keep me interested. Working around the general grammatical and context errors, there was still story enough that compelled me to read from cover to cover. I am curious as to how Will and Gaston fare in the sequel, but if it's much of the same style as Brethren, I may count my losses and abandon ship, so to speak. So, two out of five stars. Not a complete bus wreck, but not something I'd be overly eager to reread. But hey, at least it isn't Twilight. ^_^